Nairobi to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Nairobi. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Nairobi 14:47 2:47 PM Playa del Carmen 06:47 6:47 AM You –:–
14:47 2:47 PM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:17 · 🌙 18:24
06:47 6:47 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−8 h
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Nairobi.
When you, Nairobi and Playa del Carmen are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇰🇪 Nairobi
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen
16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇰🇪 Nairobi | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:47 | 06:47 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | East Africa Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Nairobi | — | −8 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Nairobi | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:17 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:24 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h 8 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 3,138,295 | 149,923 |
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Nairobi and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Nairobi and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 8 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Nairobi is on UTC+3.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Nairobi?
The working day in Nairobi starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 1:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Nairobi, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Nairobi, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 10:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Nairobi?
Between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Nairobi – that is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 8:00 AM in Nairobi it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Nairobi.
Does the time gap between Nairobi and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Nairobi nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 8 hours all year round.
